Convert Cornstarch: cups to tablespoons
1 cup of Cornstarch = 16 tablespoons
Amount of Cornstarch
Density: 0.473 g/ml · Cornstarch
Cornstarch: cups to tablespoons at a glance
The amounts people ask for most, worked out for Cornstarch.
How much Cornstarch weighs
Every figure below is one measured number — 112 g per US cup — scaled. That is why this table and the converter above it cannot disagree.
One cup, side by side
Why is cornstarch published per quarter cup?
Because that is nearer the amount a recipe asks for. King Arthur lists cornstarch at 28 g per quarter cup; four of those make the 112 g per cup that dishscale converts from. The arithmetic is exact, so a quarter cup still reads 28 g when you convert back.
Source for Cornstarch: King Arthur Baking (28 g per 1/4 cup) · King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons is 1 cup of Cornstarch?
1 cup of Cornstarch is 16 tablespoons. Cups, millilitres, tablespoons and teaspoons all measure volume, so this figure is the same whatever is in the cup — a US cup is 236.588 ml, 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition. What the ingredient changes is the weight: a cup of Cornstarch is 112 g.
How many cups is 2 tablespoons of Cornstarch?
2 tablespoons of Cornstarch is 0.125 cups. It is the same conversion read backwards, so this page and its reverse always agree.
How many tablespoons of Cornstarch are in a cup?
Sixteen — a US cup is 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition, for every ingredient there is. What Cornstarch decides is what they weigh: one tablespoon is 7 g and one teaspoon is 2.33 g, against 112 g for the whole cup.
Where does dishscale's figure for Cornstarch come from?
One US cup of Cornstarch is 112 g. The dataset records that as: “King Arthur Baking (28 g per 1/4 cup)”. That is the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Every ingredient on the site carries the reference its weight came from, so any number here can be checked — and corrected if the source disagrees.